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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-06-19
POINTS ON PEOPLE.
Movements of Citisens and ths Csmisg
aud Going OF Strangers.

Movements of Citisens and ths Csusssg
aud GoIng OF Strangers.
James W. Beebc, Of Boston, has rooms
at the brunswick.
Miss Billingsley, Of st. Louis, Ia the
yuest'af Miss Ida Hardin.
DIR. Morrison IL able 10 be out again after
a long and serious illness.
Miss Zanna Flasher II visiting friends
In Akron and Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr.. Louis Fnnzheim, Of Miuso, Ohio
IL amending few days In the city.
Mr.. Edward Gutman In home from col
lege 10 spend his summer vacation.
Miss Ella Bond, Of Baltimore, II tho
charming visitor Of Mrs. N. w. Linch.
Conductor q. NJ. Harland, Of the Ohio
river road, IL OF ON visit 10 H. louis.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Holt aud Mis- Emma
|. Ewing left for Iewisburg Friday 10 visit
relatives.
Mr.. J. Harvey Dev0re returned last
week from short Writ 10 Detroit sud
Cleveland.
Ex-senator J. N. Camden and Hon.
John A. Hutchinson, OF Parkersburg, are
at the McLur.
Joseph Arnold and Miss Kindly. of
Woodland, w. Va, were Registered ut the
MeI,ure Yesterday.
Mrs. w. w. Bruoe, Of Lexington, KY,
In visiting her daughter, Mrs. A. y. Harden.
on Fourteenth street.
Prof. William Armstrong left for Noun
tain Lake Park, last evening. where he
will spend the summer.
Judge Peguson and wife, who have
been nc the Mcclure for several days, lcft
for home yesterday afternoon.
Miss Maggie l.. Sbnver, Of Fourtrenth
street, Ieft yesterday or two weeks visit
to her parents at GAINESVILLE, q.
Harry Anderson, cute little boy from
Charleston, s visiting his cousin, Mis-
Annie Carson, on South Jacob street.
Charles seaigight, assistant boss OF the
Riverside blast furnace, and family, leave
for Pittsburgh this morning 10 visit friends
Miss Annie Bacbman, fssinsting
young lady from Marietta, o., II the guest
Of the Misses Zimmer, on South Chspline
street.
Mis- Hannah J. Birch, o popular young
Eighth ward lady, will leave to-day on .
yisit 10 her friend Mrs. Anna Pochs, st
Pittsburg, Pa.
Mis- Mamie Netzeil and Mis Maggie
Smith, Of Mzr:insburg. w. Va, are visit
ing at the reaidence Of John i. sm'in, Oh
Socth Chapline street.
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Shooting Contest. .

Nine members of the Nail city gun club
met Thursday afternoon to contest for the
gold medal held by Mr.. Mike Dinger.
The shoot was at twenty-five single clay.
birds, FIVE trapbirds thrown at unknown
angles, 1s yards, with q rise two yards,
handicap for twelve bore gun. The
medal was won by Mr.. Yass, a new mem
Der of the club, with score Of 10, beating
two other contestants by one bird. A ten
birdsweepstake followed, same conditions,
in which Mr.. Booth won first, Dinger sec
ond and Vass third. A double medal
shoot will occur July 4th, on which Occa-
sion invited friends will be entertained
by the club at the Grounds, Echo Point.
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Parksr.hurr,s Electric Lights,

Special Telegram 20 The Sunday Register.
PARKERsBURG, W. Va, June ls.-The
electric light was turned on in a number
OF stores tonight, Considering the new
ness of the machinery the effect is excel
lent . The full power promised was not
given, but the turning on was partly ex-
perimental By the first of the month
everything will be in good shape. The
streets were crowded to witness the effect
The light is the Westinghouse, Pittsburg.
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WILLIAMsPoRT, Pa, June lS.-T~O
freight trains on the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad, cOIlided at MoutOurs-
vile, a few miles east of Williamsport,
this morning, and large number OF ears
were wrecked. Erastus Hnkley, engi-
neer Of the second train, was killed. Inc
other mem on the train escaped by jump
ing. The road was blOckaded to-day.
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THEY ARE MAD.
The Late Wheat Clique a Bitter Subject
For the Board of Trade.

The Late Wheat Clique a Bitter Subject
For the Board of Trade.
CHICAGO, June 1s.-The wheat clique
is rather a bitter subject for the Board Of
Trade men to discuss now. There are a
few left who can still talk of the crowd
and preserve their temper. ''The men
who were bulling wheat" said one of the
biggest men in the trade, .awere undoubt-
ediy very nch men. The way the deal
acted after Rosenfeld collapsed showed
some very rich men were staggering.
Kershaw and Irwin and Green may have
o knowledge Of who Wiltshire, Eckert &
Co.'s principals were; Rosenfeld never
knew. The bringing of $500, 900 here after
the collapse showed pluck and strength.
II is surely not surprising that, when the
money went down a rat hole without doing
them any good at all, they gave up. II
looks as If the blunder of the whole deal
was that their commission men took on toe
many ''tailers" The collapse did not
come from the clique holdings probably,
bnt from tie friends who had been given
ties. When the panic came, it made little
difference whose wheat was margined OF
whose was not. One taller" an insur-
ance man, had 10000 bushels of June
wheat long through one of the clique
houses"
The report was circulated on the board
that the four 500, 900 drafts deposited
Wednesday by Joe Wiltshire, of Cincinnati,
in the American Exchange, drawn on the
Chemical Bank of New York, had not
been paid by the latter. AT the American
Exchange Bank the following statement
was made:
"This bank will come out of the trans
action without loss. 1t is true Wiltshire
deposited such drafts here on the New
York Chemical Bank, but there are not
four of them. There are two and each is
for 100000"
"Have those drafts been thrown Out?"
1--WE can only state that with those drafts
unpaid, our bank will not be loser, and
we propose to protect our bank"
AT 5 O'CLOCK deputy Snerlu burke
rushed into the American Exchange Ma
tiOnal Bank, and hurriedly served Cashier
Dewar with fiyegarnishee notices on what
ever balance C. j. Kershaw and Cox and
his special partner, Egglestone, had in the
bank. The garnishee was in favor of Ar
thur Orr, w. f. Blair and three others.
Having finished reading his writs Burke
rushed down stairs jumped into cab and
disappeared.
VIM. T. Baker & Co. to-day secured on
attachment against c. ]. Kershaw & Co.
for $25, 106.5O.
No failures were announced other than
that of R. II. Labagh & Co., concern
which failed practically several days ago,
but the suspension was too small to at all
effect prices.
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RAILWAY, n. Y, June lS.-The state
meuts published to the effect that Casper
Staumbach, the self-eOnfeSsed murderer ol
the girl found dead on the road here, is
An imposter and fraud, and that the
officials place no confidence in his COMES
sion, are incorrect. Detective keon left
Elizabeth early this morning for luka,
Ills, for the purpose of bringing Staum-
bach east. Detectives who have been
working on the case since Staumbaeh's
confession have secured positive evidence
that he Is the murderer
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Inrsr.oll,, Plea for the Hotelkeeper..

New YORK, June 1S.-The argument on
the appeal from Judge Lawrence's decision
in the case of hotelkeepers selling wines
and liquors with meals on Sunday brought
great crowd to the Supreme Court rooms
to-day. Robert G. IngersOll and f. Ian
drews argued the case for the hotelkeepers.
Corporation Counsel Lacombe and his as
Sistant, Mr.. WiOkes, appeared in support of
the decision. Col. IngersOlPs address was
loudly applauded. Decision will be erendered
next week.
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Thieves Make a Raid on youngstown.

YOUNGSTOWN, O., June 16--Thieves
following FOrepaugh's circus here to-day
did lively business among the crowds
watching the parade. Hanson Gilbert, Of
Coldsyille, was robbed of fifty dollars;
Caspar Howe. residing near Sharon, was
relieved Of silver watch, and several
ladies had their purses stolen. A large
number Of special policemen have been
sworn in by Mayor Steele, as it is expected
the thieves will raid the city tonight.
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Five Of the Alsatians Convicted.

BERLIN, June ls-The trial at Leipsie
of the Alsatians charged with high treason,
resulted in the conviction of FIVE Of the
prisoners. Koechlin and Clandon were
each sentenced to detention for one year in
fortress; Bleich and Schifmacher TO two
two years, and Frapp to IL years. The
other prisoners, Jordan, Reybel, Freund
and Humbert, were acquitted.
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why the Countess Ran Away.

PARIS, June 1s.-The man with whom
the Countess campos left France is the
Viscount Delatour Garbeuf. The couple
went to Antwerp and will go from there to
England, where they will be married. The
Countess has written to the papers saying
that her object in running off with the Wis
count was to secure her release from her
oppressors and to regain her liberty. The
fortune of the countess is estimated at 81,
5OO 600
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THE DEADLY SHAFT.
pEIIsYLYAIIlIIIERs IEEf DEATH
Five Rescued From the Nine but Fatally
Burned.
fHR BURNING OF fHB CHAIPLLII.
Full Particulars Of the Honur-fhirty Lives
Lost

wnKEsBARRE, Pa, June IA ter
rife explosion Of gas took place in the
Twin SHAFT ut Pittston Junction this
morning.
Five men were taken out terribly, and,
it is feared, fatally burned.
The head house at the top Of the shaft
was blown TO pieces and the inside of the
shaft was wrecked. II is feared the hre
has communicated 10 the chambers In the
nina
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-06-19

The Worlds balloon which left St
Louis Friday has already come to earth
for want of sufficient gas. PULITZER
himself should have gone along Then
there would have been no such mishap.
Besides he could have pelted the country
with HILL literature for amusement.
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The Late wheat Corner. .

CHICAGO, June 1S.-C. J. Kershaw &
Co. this morning gave the following notice:
Litigation of various kinds has intertered
with securing a favorable settlement of
our affairs that seemed practicable. Nego-
tiations are still pending with possibility
of success, but if not consummated to-day
meeting of our creditors is requested at
$50 o'clock Monday to receive state
ment of our affairs as close as can be OBJ
tained up to that time, and for them to
take such action as they see fit. j. Ker-
shaw & Co." The notice created no COM
ment whatever. 1t has no effect, either,
of any kind on the market. Wheat was a
tri1e more buoyant than expected. The
starting point for July was 724 cents. In
In the first few mindtes trading cased
down TO 72t cents, but after the first
furry was over it again became steady
around 72I cents. July at IL q. m. was
quoted at 72a and June at Il }.
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ABOUT THK CITY.
Transfer Of Real Estats.

The following transfer Of real estate
was left for record at Clerk Hooks Office
yesterday:
Deed made June 8, 1887. by Sarah A.
Cooper to II. G. Mason, Of Perth Amboy,
n. j., for lot No. LAT, in Chapline &iEof q
addition. Consideration, 8.
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A Home Engagement.

Anderson's Lady Quartette Club, after
successful tour of the large cities, will ap-
pear at the Opera House next saturday
evening, June 25, under the management
of Mr.. NJ. II. Anderson, Of New York.
The many friends Of the ladies will be
pleased to welcome them, and no doubt
will tender them an ovation on the occas-
ion Of their appearance.
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Rl,Iu. win Attend the Jub,lee.

LONDON, June is.-Ex-Minister Lowell
and General iLawton, Austrian Minister,
arrived to-day and will attend the jubilee
celebration on Tuesday next
The Hon. James G. Blaine, Senator'S Eu-
gene Hale, John Mcpherson, and Congress
man Perry Belmont will also be present on
Tuesday. Lord Salisbury, at the Queens
order, has invited Minister Phelps TO at
tend the dinner at Buckingham Palace on
Monday night and deliver the congratula-
tons Of the President Of the United States
to the Queen.
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The Wheat Break Affects Russia.

ODESSA, June 1s.-The crops in Podolla,
Kieff and Bessarabia are excellent, while
in Thurida. Emerson and about Odessa
they are failure. Droaght, heat and the
collapse Of the Chicago clique have Sc
riously affected the market in the south
of Russia.
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NEWS AND COMMENT.

A REVOLUTION is said to be brewing in
the Hawaiian Islands. The inhabitants
have wearied of the eNtrsyagauees and mis-
management OF King KALAKAUA, and it
is believed they will take the reins Of Gov
ernment from him. The King expects 8
tight and has barricaded himself in his
palace. which he has stored with munitions
E ,,-or
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DUBLIS, June 1s-Peter Coy, the pas
senger on the steamer Adriatic, who was
arrested at Queenstown on suspicion Of
bringing in explosives from New York. hut
who Iclsims that the contents Of the box
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Raaa Rail.

At Boston:-New York 5; Boston 2.
At Philadelphia:-Phi Philadelphia 7;Wash-
ington 8.
At New York:-Mets Z; Athletic 4.
AT Baltimore: Baltimore Brooklyn
game stopped by,rain in 3rd-1to 0 in favor
of Baltimore.
At Cleveland Cleveland 4; Louisville
3.
At Chicago:-Chicago Is; Detroit 6.
At Observation-Disclosures s. Pitts
burg 1.
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AKantnrI,r I.ahnr rinkat.

LOUISVILLE, KY, June 1s.--At La
grange, KY, to-day, after much squab-
bling, the Union Labor party, of Ken
tucky, placed full ticket in nomination,
to voted upon at the coming State elec-
ton.
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Foot Crushed,

Special telegram 10 a4e sunday RegiSer.
STEUBESyILLE, o., Wilson Rake, en-
pIoyed as n presser at Beatty's glass works,
attempted to board a freight at the Pan
Handle depot this morning. He slipped
and the wheels crushed his right foot.
Amputation is necessary.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-06-19

MURAr HALsrEAD is printing all the
inflammable literature in connection with
the fag incident that he can lay his greedy
hands on. But We have not heard from
Warrior FORAKER for twenty-four hours.
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p,,.,,n. Drovned An the Danube.

PEsrH, June 1s.--While party Of $50
pilgrims were crossing the Danube river
near Pakel the boat on which they were
making the passage was caught in hur-
ricane and capsized. Only q few Of the
party were saved. Over 100 bodies have
been recovered.
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The sleuthhound Ahead.

LONDON, June 1s.-The yacht Sleuth-
hound, which is one of the contestants in
the jubilee race around the British Isles,
passed Wick, Scotland, to-day. She was
leading in the race.
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Aciritnharried.

DUBLIN, June 1s-In the Special Court
at Ennis to-day a girl who was charged
with throwing vitriol upon bailif, while
resisting eviction at BOdyke, was commit
tad IN trial
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A Clean KNOCK Ont .

FARGO, OAK, June ls.-Black Frank,
of st. Paul, who fought the Marine in 4
draw last spring. knocked oct Billy Hur-
lev, of Minneapolis, in three rounds at the
Coliseum Theatre last night with small
gloves.
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P,.,,n1 MIn Burne,i.

EVANSTON, ILL, June 1s.-The Bart
lett planning mill and number of sheds
surrounding it were burned this morning.
The loss will be about SO, 900.
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Prying Into the MelInite Secret.

PARIS, June 1s.-A German has been
arrested at st. Medardentalles on suspicion
of being spy, with the object of learning
the secrect of the manufacture OF melinite.
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II appears that the Countess CAMPos
was not abducted, bat ran of with q
Yiscount. They will be welded in Eng
land.
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Rr.P.r.nnan.nuned.

MIESRAPoLIs, June 1s.-RePOrt has
reached here that five persons were drown
ed at Lake Minnetonka during the storm
to-day.
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REDUCED round trip rates will be
granted by the railroads to delegates ana
their families bound for the National Edu'
cation Association Convention to be held at
ChicaVo July II.
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Tn, Convicted AIurdrsss.

BUFFALO, June 1a-Mrs. Hattie Pen
segres, the convicted murderesS, was to-
day sentenced to imprisonment for life.
There viii be no appeal.
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BLAINE will attend.the Queens JUDI
lee. JIMMY, this is bad beginning, II
Won want to corral the Irish vote.
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The Verdict.

CHICAGO, June 1S.-The jury in the
"bOOdle" case returned verdict finding
both McGarigle and Mcdonald guilty, and
fixing their sentence at three years i'm
prisonment in the State penitentiary.
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Ayirvinian Appointed.

WASHINGTON, June 1s.-The President
appointed Edward Burgess, Of Culpepper,
Va, to be Register Of the land Office at
Prescott, A. T.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-06-19

AN explosion occurred in Twin Shalt al
Pittston Junction, Pa, and hye men were
probably fatally injured.
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Miss Nina Miller, of Charleston, who
was the guest of the Misses McCabe, az
Ieatherwood, has returned home.
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Mayor Adams Dead.

BURLINGTON, Iowa, June 1s.-Mayor
G. Adams, of this city, died at o'clock
to-day Of apOplexy.
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Sarah sails
r...hI.. Arr,ve for the Jubilee.

NEW YORK, June ls.-sarah BernhArdt
sailed for Europe this afternoon.
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The Union Labor party OF Kentucky has
nlaced full State ticket in the field.
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A $40, 900 train robbery occurred early
yesterday morning on the Southern Paelne
in Texas.
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KERsHAw 4 Co. have called q meeting
Of their creditors.
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The list of killed by the burning of the
steamer Champlain has swollen to thirty.
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The Chicago bOOdlers have been foand
guilty and their sentence Is hxed at tnree
years.
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PARKERsBURe tried ner electricity las
night.
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CIVIL war is said to be imminent in
Seryia.
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ROYAL visitors are fOeking to London to
attend VICTORIA's Jubilee.
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ABOVE THE CLOUDS
WORLDS BALLOON CONES DOWN

After Attaining an Altitude Of $4,000
Feet
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taken from him are toy rockets, is still
confined in prison. Experts decline to
certify that the explosives has been sum-
moned to investigate the matter.
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CONFESSED TFLEGRAMs.

THE Hungarian floods are subsiding.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-30
Mr.. Cox's Successor.

The President has appointed Oscar >.
Straus, of New York City, to be Minis
ter to Turkey. Mr.. Cox, who was the
last Minister to Turkey, speaking of the
appointment said that Mr.. Straus, who
is a Hebrew, had the thorough indorse-
ment Of all sects and persuasions who
are interested in protecting our interests
in the Orient.
We find the following interesting
sketch in the New York World;
Mr.. Straus is member of the firm Of
J.. Straus & Sons, the large glass and china
house at No. AZ Warren street. He was
born in Germany thirty six years ago.
| When quite young man he emigrated
with his parents to this country and settled
at Talbotton, Ga Here the family resided
until 1862, ard then removed to Column
bus. After the war he came to this city
and entered the Columbia Grammar
School, and in 1871 graduated from Col
umbia College as an "honor man." In
the same class was Stuyvesant Fish. In
1873 he graduated from the law school.
Soon after he began practicing, and was a
member OF the firm of Stern, Hudson,
Straus & Thompson. This firm became
we'll known in the practice of corpoi alton
law, and were the counsel employed by
the Board of Trade. On account OF ILL
health he retired from the practice of law
in 1880 and travelled abroad. After
spending some years in Europe he re-
tn rned horne and entered his fathers bust
ness house.
He has always taken great interest in
local politics and was a member of the
Citizens Executive Committee which nom
mated Mayor Grace in 1882 During the
last Presidential campaign he was Secre-
tary of the Executive Committee of the
Merchants and Business Mems Cleveland
and Hendricks Club. The resolutions
adopted at the great mass-mee,ing in the
Academy of Music during that time were
drafted by him. Mr.. Straus has always
been great student and reader Several
times he has lectured in this city on his
torical subjects and his book, ssThe Origin
of Republican Government in the United
States" is now in its second edition. An
article from his pen will appear in the
April issue OF the Westminster Review on
"The Development of Religious Liberty
in America His family consists of a
wife and two children.
Mr.. Straus is member of the Nine
teenth Century Club, the Constitution
Club and the Bar Association. His name,
1T IS said, was suggested to President
Cleveland by remarkably large number
of New York business men. entirely anso-
licited by him. Just before making the
appointment the President il quoted as
saying that no name sent TO him for nomi-
nation to any Office had had such good and
strong backing as in this case. There is
thought to be no doubt that Mr.. Stratus
will accept the appointment. Last night
he left for Atlantic City to visit his family,
but will return in few days In appear
ance he is of medium size and weight, has
| light brown hair, wears full auburn
beard and has blue eyes.